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Downtown Event Parking

Downtown Event Parking

Our downtown area is the heart of Erie. It is growing into a wonderful place to spend time. One of the biggest issues I hear about is parking during events. Regularly, cars will clog the streets, block driveways, and have conflict with pedestrians. This causes a lot of headaches for Old Town residents and event-goers alike.

Solutions to this problem

I want to implement:

New parking lots near the edges of downtown; at least three blocks away from Briggs. This would encourage people to leave their cars earlier than they currently are, reduce traffic in old town, and make departing easier. Some accommodations would have to be made for handicapped visitors.

Road blocks during events must be placed further than one block out and better enforced. This will prevent bypassing the blockades, unnecessary congestion, and u-turns among many pedestrians.